"Dear white people": Bloomberg writer explains racism to his fellow white people, provides handy checklist

Wow, there sure are a lot of journalists and academics out in force today trying to demonize anyone offended by those tweets by The New York Times’ new hire; you know, the ones that say “f**k white women” and “#Cancel white people” and “Dumbass f**cking white people.”

It’s funny too, how it seems to be mostly white men like Chris Hayes who are “whitesplaining” how those tweets aren’t actually racist.

Bloomberg’s David S. Joachim decided to throw his hat into the ring and give his fellow white people a quick primer on what’s racist and what’s not, and which words are slurs and which aren’t — it’ll be handy to print out and keep on your desk for the next time you suspect something’s racist.

Dear white people:

1. Racism is abt the powerful keeping down the powerless

2. We (generally) are the powerful

3. "White ppl" isn't a slur

4. "Fag" and the N word are slurs, because they subordinate

5. Your moral equivalence is nonsense

6. "Reverse racism" isn't a thing

— David S. Joachim (@davidjoachim) August 2, 2018

Can you imagine how much it would have cost for a full college semester to learn exactly that? What a savings!

Ah, prejudice + power. You work at bloomberg, ex NYT, ex GWU. There's power. You feel entitled to lecture 'all white people'. Agree, reverse racism isn't a thing. You're racist. No qualifier. You. Are. A. Racist.

— Ryan (@brightrockmedia) August 2, 2018

I'm a racist against whom, exactly?

— David S. Joachim (@davidjoachim) August 2, 2018

Geez, white, well-off, college-educated male in a position of power sure gets excited when someone calls him a racist. Just own it, man.

Reverse racism isn't a thing, but racism still is. It's entirely possible for a non-white person to be in a position of power or authority, as well. Your first point seems to imply that only white people can have power, which is objectively false.

— Michael Demür (@michaeldemoore) August 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/DD214_IG/status/1025086871624400897

This is probably the most hubris I have ever seen in one tweet.

Well done!

— Ignoble Savage (@drayzze) August 2, 2018

Expects he’ll be eaten last —>

— Mulder's Shroom Ride (@proteinwisdom) August 2, 2018

Dear doofus, racism is making judgments about someone based only on their race. It's wrong. You will not be spared from the mob.

— Lady Hecate (@Hecate40) August 2, 2018

No actually, racism is, prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

— Easy Wiñd (@easywind111) August 2, 2018

Racism
1: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2: a doctrine or political program based on the assumption of racism.
Check your premise: nothing about power.

— John Vota (@513Vota) August 2, 2018

Nah, I'll keep fighting so no one gets judged by the color of their skin buy content of their character. You can choose to be bigoted if you want

— Brandon Saario (@SaarioBrandon) August 2, 2018

Dear virtue signaling white people:

1. That's literally not the definition of racism.

2. People of every race are powerful

3. "White ppl" can be a slurr

4. "Fag" and the N word are slurs

5. Your defending racism is what we expect of you

6. "Reverse racism" is a thing

— Not In Blackface Ranger (@mecantyping) August 2, 2018

Dude. Learn to distinguish between fantasy and reality. These words have meanings, and none of us are interested in the new definitions you’re attempting to replace them with. We don’t want the product you are peddling. Bye.

— Aubrey Bear (@NotReallyABear2) August 2, 2018

Dear David:

It’s cute that you’re giving us your new definition of what racism is.

Racism is “discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race”

No race is excluded from being an *sshole.

— Because I Said So (@AJ_FranklinGirl) August 2, 2018

Changing the definition of racism to own the cons

— Cheese For Everyone! (@CheeseForEvery1) August 2, 2018

Thanks, white guy. Stay woke.

— Donna (@Donna__Bee) August 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1025116505976057859

RATIOOOOO!!! pic.twitter.com/O1Bb8fWELf

— caleb hart (@caleb_hart) August 2, 2018

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YEESH! What does Chris Hayes' take on Sarah Jeong say about HIM? (Hint: It's NOT good) https://t.co/VVOKbyJIg4

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 2, 2018